Bust support



NOV-18,1930. P. WERNER, NEE FREsENlus E 1,782,279

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'BUST SUPPORT Application led September 21,1927, Serial No. 220,980, and in Germany November 2, 19276.

My invention relates to bust supports and it is an object of myinvention to provide a device of this type in which certain drawbacks ofexisting bust supports are eliminat- 5 ed, particularly with respect tothe fitting in .the region of the breast bone.

To this end, I provide a bust support hav- Aing a pair of holders orpockets, a belt below the pockets, the usual shoulder straps, and a Ocross brace intermediate the pockets, which holds them down to thebreast bone.

Bust supports as heretofore designed do not fulfill all requirements.Some do not fit the body properly; some show under the dress, solne areuncomfortable, some become displaced .while being worn, many exert unduepressure on the breasts, and manyv others do not it'properly in theregion of the breast bone. It has been attempted to secure a proper litat this point by stays or shoulder as such parts are objectionable fromthe hygienic point ofview.

It has been proposed to overcome the aforesaid drawbaeks by making vabust support from two independent holders or pockets, each of which isindependently held in position by means of a waist band anda shoulderstrap, but in this type the relative distance of the holders or pocketsis indefinite and therefore thev pockets will become displaced when thewearer` is moving.

According to my invention, on the' other hand, a bust support isprovided the pockets of which fit properly `in the region ofthe breastbone so that 'any ungainly hollowness is avoided, and which has anexcellent, permanent and comfortable allround fit notwithstanding themotions of the wearer, and that without stays or other objectionableexpedients. The parts of the support are permanently held in suchrelative position as to maintain the given shapeof the figure, and toobtain .a much better fit, particularly in the regionof the breast bone,as compared with existing supports. In the accompanying drawing, a bustsuport embodying my invention is illustrated 'agrammatically by way ofexample.

5 Fig. 1 is a perspectiveiront view, y

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing another position of the wearer,

Fig. 3 is a rear view.

Referring now to the drawing, a are the holders or pockets, b are theshoulder straps, c are narrow rearward extensions ofthe pockets a, d dare a pair of belt sections, preferably Y of resilient material attachedto each extension c, e e are fastening means, preferably hooks, at theend of each belt section d, and f, f are a pair of cross braces secured-to the pockets a at their upper edges g, to which braces the hooks e ofthe belts d are attached.

connection with each other nor with otherl parts of the support, exceptat g, and are preferably housed in the central portion, but

without restraining them. The belt d from the left-hand pocket a issecured at e tothat cross brace f which is attached to the righthandpocket a at g, and vice versa. The connection at e is preferablydetachable.

The cross braces f hold down the support at its central portion, andtightly lit it to the breast bone. The pull of the braces is transmittedto the points of attachment of. the shoulder straps b substantially inthe d1rection in which it is exerted, and the belts d, with theextensions' a of the pockets, are so shaped that the upper edges of thepockets a which meet at an angle at the points where the straps b areattached, extend substantlally in the direction of the.components of theforces exerted by the pull in the straps b. Due to this arrangement, notonly the lower belts d at the bases of the pockets w1ll hug the body-asthey do in any bust support-but the upper edges will do the same, andthus the support will fit firmly if it has been prop- With detachablefastenings at e, e the puttin -on of the support does not involve any diculty as the hooks, buttons or the like 4 are in front and readilyaccessible. It is 5 understood that the fastening may be varied withoutdeparting from my invention, for instance, instead of two hooks or thelike, a single fastening. might be provided for connecting the belts lat the centre in front or at lo the back, the cross braces f being inturn secured to their respective belts by any suitable detachable orpermanent fastenings.

The belts d, with the extensions c, are of such small size that theywill not show at the back with a dcollet dress.

Any suitable materials may be used for my bust supports, and, on accountof'its perfect lit, the pockets a may be made of unresilient material,for instance tulle.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, for obviousmodifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

lI claim:

A bust support including a pair of breast pockets, each breast pockethaving a cross brace attached at its upper end to the upper inner edgeof one of said breast pockets and extending to the lower inner edge ofthe other breast pocket, and a belt section attached at one end to thelower outer corner of the pocket, the belt section of each pocketextending around the wearer under the other breast pocket and attachedat its end to the lower end of the cross brace which is attached to thesame pocket to which the other end of the belt section is attached.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

4H PAULlNI-I WERNER, ne FRESENIUS.

